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The way his plump hand clutched at her hip seemed somehow improper not morally, aesthetically.

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Truman Capote
Age: 59 †
Born: 1924
Born: September 30
Died: 1984
Died: August 25
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New Orleans
Louisiana
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Somehow
Seemed
Hand
Clutched
Hands
Plump
Way
Aesthetically
Improper
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Hips

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